Junior civil service can damage health
LOW-RANKING civil servants are much more likely to die before their professional and executive level counterparts, a long-term study has found. The research shows that work itself, not just...
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What, in your view, should an in-coming government do as soon as possible?
Albert Weale Professor of government, University of Essex Review pensions and think whether to shift from a pay-as-you-go system to a more funded one. Restore local government and move towards...
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Committee of Vice Chancellors &
The vice chancellors' organisation has submitted evidence in four parts to the Dearing inquiry, writes Martin Ince. A "vision statement" and summary makes the case for universities as a central part...
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The funding stakes
Peter Knight presents his annual analysis of the winners and losers in the funding per student for university teaching. For the past two years I have analysed the funding for teaching that each...
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Throw in the towel
Never one to decry the commercial spin-offs of higher education, Antithesis hereby salutes the success of the University of Surrey team who invented the Advanced Shower complete with all-in-one...
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Lack of fulfilment
There's a nice nostalgic touch to the Confederation of British Industry's inability to get its Dearing submission in on the due date - they have been given special dispensation to send it in next...
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Wind it up
So who says that management education occasionally does strange and disturbing things to the English language? It was quite an achievement for Warwick Business School to explain the functions of...
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Not so forthright
Michael Forsyth, Secretary of State for Scotland, is building up a reputation for his caring, listening approach which only a cynic would attribute to the slimness of his 703-strong electoral...
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Government made tax error
The Government has admitted there were more than 1,600 faults in a computer system which has led to many new graduates being overtaxed. The problems were first discovered by Tommy Docherty, a...
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Students are paying more than Pounds 170 million
Students are paying more than Pounds 170 million in hidden course costs, according to a survey by the National Union of Students. The survey shows that the average undergraduate pays out more than...
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Top up fees under attack
RAYMOND Robertson, Scottish Office minister for education, has condemned top-up fees as deplorable, but has acknowledged that universities are entitled to introduce them. In a House of Commons debate...
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Other business
Oxford University is investigating alternative sites for its planned Said Business School after original proposals were rejected by dons. It is also planning a postal ballot of the 3,200 dons in the...
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Quality assessor who fell asleep on the job
Excessive costs and inspector "incompetence" are two of the criticisms of teaching quality assessment exercises contained in a report released this week. The University Council of Modern Languages'...